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Dr. Laura Limonic delivered the Tenenbaum Lecture at Emory University.
March 27, 2024, 10:25 am
Lecture Covers Latin American Jewish Influx
Since 1965 there has been a steady exodus of Jews from Venezuela, Argentina, and Mexico.
By Bob Bahr
Marilyn Bagel married a man named Bagel and said it was only a matter of time before she wrote a book about her namesake.
July 13, 2022, 4:10 pm
What’s Jewish About … Bagels?
Marilyn Bagel is the author of multiple editions of “The Bagel Bible: For Bagel Lovers, the Complete Guide to Great Noshing" and one of the leading authorities on the history of the beloved bagel.
By Robyn Spizman Gerson
Forsyth County Republican state representative Todd Jones (right) with Rabbi Levi Mentz.
June 28, 2022, 12:46 pm
Rep. Todd Jones Honors His Jewish Roots
“Christian or Jewish, just do the right thing,” was the message Todd Jones received growing up.
By Dave Schechter
This wedding photograph from 1912 is one indication of the long history of Sephardic life in Atlanta.
March 8, 2022, 4:32 pm
Novel Spotlights Love in Atlanta’s Sephardic Community
Jeanie Franco Marx's "Dayenu" is set in 1930s Atlanta and is based, in part, on her parents, Jack and Catherine.
By Bob Bahr
Here shows a chicken farm where chickens are given no space to move and minimal natural light. Forcing chicken to be this close to each other results in chickens living next to sick or dead chickens for long periods of time.
November 9, 2021, 6:46 pm
Is it Cool to Be Vegan?
Veganism has come a long way from the margins of American food culture to the mainstream, especially among younger millennials and Gen Z. What’s driving its popularity?
By Ben Ladinsky
Doug Weinstein
September 3, 2021, 1:49 pm
Doug Weinstein’s 2021 Rosh Hashanah Message
Read community insights, perspectives, and opportunities seen as we enter into the 5782/ 2021 New Year.
By Doug Weinstein
(PHOTO OF CO-PRESIDENTS) Sherry Frank & Stacey Hader Epstein NCJW/Atlanta Section Co-presidents
August 13, 2021, 12:30 pm
NCJW Atlanta Section Stays True to Its Mission – Turning Progressive Ideals into Action for Georgians
National Council of Jewish Women’s Atlanta Section has been improving the lives of women, children, and families since 1895.
By National Council of Jewish Women
The children of Jacob and Frida Klein and their spouses in the 1950s. My father is wearing a white kippah with my mother to his right.
March 26, 2021, 10:50 am
Coming to America
More than 100 members of the Klein family recently celebrated the centennial anniversary of ancestors Jacob and Frida U.S. arrival. For many, it was the first time they met.
By Allen Lipis
November 30, 2020, 10:20 am
What is the Best Gift You Ever Received?
Five Atlantans talk about unusual and meaningful presents from people who successfully surprised them.
By Chana Shapiro
October 16, 2020, 3:53 pm
Letter to the Editor: Jeffrey J. Cohen & Pamela Cohen Behar
The AJT welcomes your letters. If you would like your letter to be published, please write 200 words or less, and send it to editor@atljewishtimes.com.
By Jeffrey J. Cohen and Pamela Cohen Behar
Ambassador Judith Varnai Shorer, Israel Consul General, was among the consuls general in attendance.
April 16, 2019, 3:57 pm
Unity Seder Brings Diverse Crowd Together
The American Jewish Committee’s second annual Unity Seder hosted at The Temple was focused on the immigrant community.
By Patrice Worthy
Baseball has always served as a tool of American assimilation. (Photo by Dave Schechter)
May 13, 2018, 9:19 pm
A Father, a Son and Baseball
Just as a game bonded immigrants to a nation, so it created a connection between generations.
By Dave Schechter
HIAS has helped countless Jewish refugees settle in the United States, such as these Jews escaping the Soviet Union in March 1972 at JFK Airport in New York. (Photo courtesy of HIAS)
February 15, 2018, 1:12 pm
HIAS, JF&CS Helped Settle Jewish Refugees in Atlanta
Now HIAS focuses on non-Jewish immigrants coming to the area.
By Sarah Moosazadeh
The SS Bremen stops in Hoboken, N.J., in 1905. (Photo courtesy of the U.S. Library of Congress)
February 9, 2018, 5:37 pm
Blessing the Memory of Immigrant Forebears
The chains of Jewish family history link us to the stories of today's American newcomers.
By Dave Schechter
Leah Fuhr is seen in the middle of the Bend the Arc demonstration in Washington on Jan. 17.
January 25, 2018, 5:11 pm
Dreamers Protest Includes Atlantans
Leah Fuhr and Abbie Fuksman join more than 100 others in a demonstration in the Russell Senate Office Building.
By Atlanta Jewish Times
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